LPGA Commissioner Shares Reasonable Take on Controversial Good Good Golf Ad: “Good People Make Mistakes”

LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler Says Good Good Golf Deserves Forgiveness After Controversial Callaway Ad Shook the Golf World

Former PGA Tour winner weighs in on Good Good's hype and controversial fallout

Six-time PGA Tour winner Hunter Mahan responded to the controversial Good Good-Callaway golf ad, telling OutKick:

LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler believes in something that is largely missing not only from the sport, but from society as a whole: forgiveness.

During Front Office Sports' "Tuned In" summit on Tuesday, Kessler was asked to share his thoughts on the controversial Good Golf ad with Callaway that took over the golf world and social media in August.

Kessler's take on the ad — which featured Good Good founder Garrett Clarke shoving member Alexis Mystofsky to the ground — was one based on common sense. Like many people, he couldn't believe the ad was given the green light at first, but he doesn't agree with the idea that the brand is admitting to a big mistake.

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"The fact that someone thought this was a good idea and it came to life just shows you that while society has come a long way, we have a very, very long way to go," Kessler began.

While his initial thoughts seemed to be that he was going down a path that would completely screw up golf and all that involved, he later approached the matter from a more forgivable perspective.

"Good people make mistakes," Kessler continued. And we have to leave room in society for someone to say, I made a big mistake. please forgive me This is what I learned and it will not happen again."

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While Kessler seems to believe that Good Good Golf should be given a chance to right its wrongs, the brand suffered severe backlash in the days after the ad was first shared online.

Callaway, despite admitting it approved the co-promotion, ended its partnership with Good Days after the backlash began. Good Good also split with the PGA Tour ahead of its sponsored tournament set for November, plus some retailers pulled their products from their shelves.

The brand was also involved in the return of the Golf Channel reality series Big Break, but the network ultimately decided to cancel it altogether.

Each video has received over 500,000 views, with many approaching 1 million views individually.

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